and the only difference is, that is i grew up in an environment that was a little bit more forgiving. so, when i made a mistake, the consequences were not as severe. >> reporter: teens from chicago saw themselves in the president, as well. >> to my surprise, he was just like me, growing up without a father. and sometimes, not too concerned with school. >> reporter: today's event was to launch my brother's keeper, a mentoring program for at-risk youth. >> part of our message in this initiative is, no excuses. it will take courage. but you have to tune out the naysayers who say the deck is stacked against you, you might as well just give up. or settle into the stereotype. >> reporter: this is the third time the president has met with this group of teens from chicago. the last time was on father's day. and you can expect, he'll meet with them again. this, diane, is clearly a group that he's established a close, personal connection with the president. >> a very different kind of speech today. thank you so much, jonathan karl. >>> now, we head overseas to ukraine, where this was the image